Assimilate All Talents

Chapter 94: B-Rank Test

The one who stood opposite Sol was a mature black haired man with a thin sword hanging off his waist. Sol assumed he was an agility based fighter and used [Analysis] to get a better understanding of what he was up against.

Name: Axel

Race: Human

Talents: [Ghost Blade], [Nimble], [Phantom]

Level: 79

HP: 820

MP: 900

Str: 91

Vit: 82

Agi: 110 (+30)

Int: 27

Wis: 90

Talent Skills:

[Ghost Form] Lv MAX, [Phantom Dance] Lv 6

Passive Skills:

[Intermediate Swordsmanship] Lv 7, [Muffled Movements] Lv EX, [Counter] Lv 4, [Agility Up] Lv 6, [Tracking] Lv 5, [Basic Trapmaking] Lv 3, [6th Sense] Lv 2

Active Skills:

[Blurry Steps] Lv 6, [Puncture] Lv 8, [Backstab] Lv 7, [Phantom Image] Lv 5, [Debilitating Strike] Lv 4, [Quick Draw] Lv 3, [Invisibility] Lv 3

’A true B-Ranker...’

This was going to be Sol’s first fight with a true B-Ranker. While it could be said that both Amber and Weaver were B-Rankers in their own right, they were just barely at that rank. If not for the fact that there was no B-Rank dungeon in Kerman, those two would have been much stronger.

Sol enhanced his sword’s speed so he could keep up with the multitude of attacks and its durability to survive the incoming onslaught. With every attack he countered, another came right after. This went on for 10 full seconds, and while the casual spectators loved the intense fight they were watching, a few were confused as to why the fight hadn’t ended yet. A few more battle-hardened employees knew that this was no longer a normal test and were considering whether to interfere or not.

Before they could enact any actions to stop the fight, one of the attacks slipped through Sol’s near perfect defense, and a wide slash hit his waist. The attack produced a pained expression on Sol’s face, and before he could recover, the examiner used [Blurry Steps] increased speed to kick Sol with full force. Sol was sent a few feet back as he fell on his butt.

Axel, who finally managed to knock Sol to the ground, sheathed his sword as if it was light work. Little did the spectators know that his hands and feet were slightly trembling from the overexertion of skills within a short period.

"You passed. You did well for a rookie."

Keeping a neutral face, Sol nodded. "Thank you."

Axel walked away as a healer nearby came to check on Sol.

Sol declined the healer’s help, "No, it’s okay, it’s just a flesh wound."

"Are you sure? I can heal the cut."

"It’s fine, thank you."

The healer was unsure why Sol was being so stubborn over it but decided to let him be.

Sol stood up and walked to the bleacher next to Amber.

Uncharacteristically of Amber, she asked a question.

"Why lose?"

Amber knew Sol was never going to go all out, but even without doing so, he could win against that fight. When Sol was a much lower level, he was able to defeat her with less, and the instructor and her had a lot of similar skills.

With a wry smile, he looked at his health.

Health: 1299/1300

The next second, Sol’s health maxed out, and the small cut was already gone. Sol purposely allowed the attack to go through and pretended to get knocked down just to end the fight. Sol didn’t know why the examiner was going all out, but if he compared it to others who took the exam, he was already more than qualified.

Sol could see that Axel was annoyed during the latter half of the fight, and he guessed it was because of the way he countered his sneak attack. It was better to just let the examiner believe he had won and go about their day rather than make an enemy of a guild employee who could make his life much harder.

Sol used [Telepathy] as he didn’t want anyone to hear his reason.

-It’s better not to make unnecessary enemies by bruising someone’s ego.-